Word
Coil
Coil is a word-chain puzzle where every turn gets harder. Start with a seed word and build a chain, one word at a time. Each new word must share more letters with the previous one than the last: 1 shared letter, then 2, then 3, and so on. Reach a 6-word chain to beat the puzzle.
Each date on DLE Directory highlights one daily puzzle worth trying. For Sunday, July 12, 2026, we are introducing Coil — a word DLE that usually takes 3–10 min.
Coil is a word-chain puzzle where every turn gets harder. Start with a seed word and build a chain, one word at a time. Each new word must share more letters with the previous one than the last: 1 shared letter, then 2, then 3, and so on. Reach a 6-word chain to beat the puzzle.
